Daily Archives: July 6, 2022

Movie Preview: A savagely satirical feminist fantasy from Brazil –“Medusa”

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

“The Purge” meets “The Handmaid’s Tale?” July 29.

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Series Review: Egerton, Hauser, Moafi, Kinnear and Liotta lure us into the mystery of “Black Bird”

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

What an interesting niche Paul Walter Hauser has carved out for himself. Whatever else he’s played as an actor, a universal character we might call “Person of Interest” dominates his resume. From “Richard Jewell” and “I, Tonya” to his new … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Viola Davis is “The Woman King,” fighting colonization in Africa

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

“True story,” the cusp of the 19th century, Dahomey, a power in pre colonial Africa, an Oscar winning star, a sometimes good director needing to redeem herself after that Netflix bomb “Old Guard,” this September 16 release looks promising but … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Bale, Margot Robbie and Rami, Anya and DeNiro and Chris Rock star in David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam”

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

A November awards season contender from a marquee director. Think it might be good?

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Teens dress up to see “Rise of Gru,” and now some theaters are banning “Gentleminions”

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

That Menace 2 Society TikTok has created another distraction that’s birthing a mini-uproar. Teens are dressing up in suits and ties and the like and showing up, “Men in Black” attired, to “Minions: The Rise of Gru.” They’ve created an … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: Alan Cumming acts-out an infamous Scottish hoax in “My Old School”

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

Who doesn’t love a good hoax? The audacity, the cheekiness of the hoaxer, losing yourself in the question of whether or not you’d have the nerve to try “Inventing Anna,” to attempt becoming “The Phantom of the Open,” much less … Continue reading →

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